2019年上海市中考英语试卷
单项选择（共20题，共 20 分）
1.（1分）Which of the following words is pronounced ____ [pri'vent]?
A. present
B. pretend
C. prevent
D. pleasant
2.（1分）Emma, an actress, has become a superstar because of ____ hard work and talent.
A. she
B. her
C. hers
D. herself
3.（1分）We communicate ____ each other in many ways, such as by e-mail or by phone.
A. on
B. through
C. in
D. with
4.（1分）I couldn't get much ____ of the exhibition of clean-energy products from the website.
A. news
B. photos
C. posters
D. advertisements
5.（1分）____ beautifully little Simon dances in front of the camera!
A. What
B. What a
C. How
D. How a
6.（1分）David's responses were ____ than anyone else's and he won the competition.
A. quick
B. quicker
C. quickest
D. the quickest
7.（1分）Look! They ____ about the solution to the network problems again.
A. argue
B. are arguing
C. argued
D. were arguing
8.（1分）The host told a joke at the party and made the guests ____ a lot.
A. laugh
B. laughing
C. to laugh
D. laughed
9.（1分）Would you mind ____ care of my pet fish while I'm away on holiday?
A. take
B. taken
C. to take
D. taking
10.（1分）By the end of last month, Jane ____ enough money for the poor sick boy.
A. raised
B. would raise
C. had raised
D. has raised
11.（1分）Frank held his breath ____ the water to search for his ring in the swimming pool.
A. at
B. by
C. over
D. under
12.（1分）Worries in life ____ if you speak out to your close friend.
A. will reduce
B. were reducing
C. will be reduced
D. were reduced
13.（1分）According to the rule, used batteries ____ be dropped in the red bin for harmful wastes.
A. must
B. need
C. can
D. may
14.（1分）Benjamin has learned that it is not polite to make ____ fun of others.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
15.（1分）The New Year Concert was so amazing that ____ left in the middle of it.
A. everybody
B. anybody
C. nobody
D. somebody
16.（1分）There was something wrong with my car, ____ I went to work by underground.
A. for
B. so
C. or
D. but
17.（1分）____ the journey was tiring, Jeff thought it was worth both the time and the money.
A. As
B. Since
C. Unless
D. Although
18.（1分）The climbers made a fire during the night in order to be ____ in the mountain.
A. safe
B. safely
C. save
D. safety
19.（1分）— There is an oil painting show of the city development. Shall we go for it tomorrow? — ____.
A. It doesn't matter
B. Great idea
C. Not at all
D. My pleasure
20.（1分）— ____.
— Come on! Just give it a try.
A. I'm afraid I can't ride the bike
B. I'm sorry for breaking the window
C. I'm glad to win first place
D. I'm sure it's bad for your eyes
选词填空（共2题，8小题；共 8 分）
21. A. modern B. manage C. delicious D. control E. compare
Technology plays an important part in our daily life now. Yet not many of us will realize how much we rely on it until we 1 our lives to those in the past. There was no 2 technology at that time, yet the items that people had were quite enough for them to live their lives.
Without necessary cooking tools, the people could still 3 to make their food as nice as our food today. Animal parts were thrown away if they were not 4. Others were cooked over the fire. However, everything they used was taken from the forests around them.
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22. A. seldom B. methods C. nowadays D. oceans E. almost
Without the television set, the radio and more importantly, the computer, we will 1
have any fun in our homes today. However, the people in the past had their own clever 2
of enjoying themselves. For example, they made music without the use of computers but with tools made from wood and animal skin.
Travel was simple at that time. Most of the people were excellent boat makers and they could make boats in a variety of shapes and sizes for travelling along the rivers and in the
3. With increased skills and experience, the people learnt how to make the boats stronger against rains and storms.
